Thursday, October 20, 2011

Halloween Fun: Learning _at Family Words w/Bats!

A Halloween craft that doubles as a learning aide is my idea of fabulous!

What You Need:

TP roll

black paint

paint brush

permanent marker

white crayon

white strip of cardstock

What To Do:

1. Paint the TP Roll black & allow to dry

2. Trace handprints onto black construction paper -

this will be the bat's wings.

3. Cut out handprints

4. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pics when I was making the word slide but it really is simple. I folded the TP roll and cut slits into both sides to match my strip of card stock. I then folded it the opposite way and cut out a small square. Be sure to cut off center so that you leave room for the letters 'at'.

What a great idea! My 5 year old and I made this yesterday afternoon and I finished the word slide after she went to bed. She was sounding out the words at breakfast this morning, the first time I've seen her do that. Thanks so much for a clever idea!